Draft-harness for cavalry and other horses.



No. 832,391. a PATENTED OCT. 2; 1906.

Y B. .KREITH. DRAFT HARNESSPOR GAVALRY AND OTHER HORSES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG- 2 8, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DRAFT-HARNESS FOR CAVALRY AND OTHER HORSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2, 1906.

Application filed August 28,1905. Serial No- 276,069.

10 all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, BELA KREITH, journalist, a subject of the Emperor ofAustria- Hungary, residing at VVso street 7, Budapest, in the Empire ofAustria-Hungary, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDraft-Harness for Cavalry and other Horses, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The present invention consists of certain improvements in draft-harnessfor cavalry and other horses and of the details of constructionhereinafter set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In order to render the present specification easily intelligible,reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which similar numeralsof reference denote similar parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the harness; Fig. 2, a diagram showingthe combination of several pairs of horses to form a team; Fig. 3, adetail view of the end of a trace; Fig. 4, a view of a pair of horsesharnessed together; and Fig. 5, a view of a cavalry-horse, showing theharness packed on the same when not in use..

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a lightharness which may always be carried by a cavalry-horse and may be easilyunpacked in case of need, so that a team may be readily composed ofordinary cavalry-horses and harnessed to a guncarriage or other wagon.

The harness illustrated consists of a breastbelt 1, advantageouslyprovided with sleeves 2 at each side, through which the traces 5 areassed and secured to a bolt 4 on the breastbelt, which bolt may alsoserve for securing the neck-strap 3, which serves to hold thebreast-belt at the proper height. At the front end of the trace an eyeis provided for the reception of a ring 7 at each side of thebreast-belt, and a hip-strap 8 is mounted by means of a loop 9 on thetwo traces 5, the rear end of each trace being provided with aswivel-hook 6, as shown at Fig. 3.

The harness is placed on the cavalry-horse, as shown in Fig. 5, and theends of the traces rolled up and packed on the back. In connecting upthe horses to form a team the traces are unpacked and the ends swiveledto the rings 7 of the breast-belt of the rear horse.

If a very strong team is necessary, the traces would not be strongenough to stand the strain, and in this case auxlliary stout trace ropeor leather sections 13, Fig. 2, are connected in suitable manner to thewa onpole, and at suitable distances apart t ese sections carrycross-poles 16, to which are pivoted trace-poles 14, so that each of thelatter would have two horses attached to it.

The neck-strap 3 might be omitted and the breast-belt attached insuitable manner to the front fork 12 of the saddlestraps, or the sidesof the breast-belt might be attached, as shown at Fig. 4, to thesaddle-girths 10 at 11. It will also be obvious that instead of theswivels 6 being on the ends of the traces they might be attached to thebolts 4, and the rings? might be attached to the ends of the traces, orbuckles might be employed instead of the swivels or hooks 6. The wholeharness might, if desired, be connected up by buckles or in any othersuitable manner.

I claim as my invention 1. A draft-harness consisting of a breastbelt,sleeves at each side thereof traces passing through and lying in saidsleeves, a neckstrap and bolts to attach each end of the same to thebreast-collar, an eye at the front end of each trace to receive a ringor swivelhook, the said front trace ends being secured by the neck-strapbolts and a hook or ring at the ends of the traces to engage the hook orring of the breast-belt of the rear harness substantially as described.

2. A draft-harness consisting of a breastbelt having a neck-strapattached thereto, traces attached at each side of the said belt, asingle bolt at each side of the belt to attach the neck-strap and thetrace, a ring attached to the forward end of each trace, a hip-strapadapted to slide on the said traces and a hook at the rear ends of thetrace.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

BELA KREITH.

Witnesses:

JULIUs MARTRAY, CHARLES E. BALTZO.

